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Ex-head of WA youth prisons alleges whistleblower retaliation in $4.75M claim

September 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Ex-head of WA youth prisons alleges whistleblower retaliation in $4.75M claim

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardSeptember 4, 2025 The former head of Washington’s beleaguered juvenile detention system alleges she was fired in retaliation for repeatedly warning of the dangers of overcrowding in the state’s youth […]

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Here’s how much you’d pay in payroll tax under Oregon’s proposed transportation bill

September 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Here’s how much you’d pay in payroll tax under Oregon’s proposed transportation bill

by Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital ChronicleSeptember 4, 2025 Most public testimony submitted about the proposed transportation bill lawmakers are considering this special session has been in opposition to the bill, with many Oregonians writing to […]

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Kotek appeals to Trump for more federal emergency assistance for Oregon’s spring floods

September 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Kotek appeals to Trump for more federal emergency assistance for Oregon’s spring floods

by Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital ChronicleSeptember 4, 2025 Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is asking President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision denying individual financial assistance to households in Coos, Curry, Douglas and Josephine counties that […]

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Oregon child welfare agency plans more sleep safety training after infant’s death

September 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon child welfare agency plans more sleep safety training after infant’s death

by Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital ChronicleSeptember 4, 2025 Oregon’s child welfare agency has given itself until the beginning of next year to more adequately train prospective foster parents on safe sleeping conditions after a 4-month-old […]

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NW Representation

Finance Committee Democrats Demand Robert Kennedy’s Resignation

September 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Finance Committee Democrats Demand Robert Kennedy’s Resignation

Washington, D.C. – Members of the Senate Finance Committee called on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign from his position as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today, as he continues to push his […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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From what language did English borrow the word "ukulele"?

In the Hawaiian language the word ukulele roughly translates as 'jumping flea', perhaps because of the movement of the player's fingers. Legend attributes it to the nickname of Englishman Edward William Purvis, one of King Kalākaua's officers, because of his small size, fidgety manner, and playing expertise.

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On what show did Heather Locklear make her TV debut in a recurring role?

In 1982, Locklear began a long term association with television producer Aaron Spelling. First, she was cast in a recurring role as Sammy Jo Dean on Spelling's Dynasty. The following year, while still appearing on Dynasty, Locklear took on a starring role as Officer Stacy Sheridan on the police drama T.J. Hooker.

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Originally called pimento, what popular spice was first grown in Jamaica?

Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento, is the dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world.

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Who recorded the song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"?

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears from their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair (1985).

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Who wrote the book "Gone with the Wind"?

Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell was an American novelist and journalist. Mitchell wrote only one novel that was published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel Gone with the Wind.

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